Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-21
A dispatch from Philadelphia, SAYS:

Mrs. Cleveland remarked that she had
come to this city determined to please
everybody, If that We're possible. She ex-
pressed herself as annoyed at the report
that She had snubbed Governor Foraker, Of
Ohio and his wife. She declared that II
was untrue The stories were set atioat by
some officials from Columbus, o.. who
We're very busy in having the tales printed.
During the visit Mrs. Cleveland was In
charge of Chairman Thomas NJ. Thomp-
son. and she did just what he
told her Mr.. Thompson today de-
MED most emphatically that Mrs. Cleve-
land had snubbed Governor Foraker
OF any one else. He said: i take the full
responsibility Of denying that Mrs. Cleve-
land Intentionally failed to salute Governor
and Mrs Foraker. and that she refused to
take their hands. Mrs. Cleveland was
guided by me as 10 when to continue or dis
continue the handshaking. and if Governor
Foraker and his wife passed by without be-
ing taken by the hand it WAS during one OF
the intervals of rest which l insisted she
should take. and in which she had
promised she would be guided by
me. The story is silly one, As WAS
the tale of Mrs. Cleveland turning her
back upon Governor Foraker during the
parade Friday had myself taken Mrs.
Cleveland over to Mr.. Child's luncheon at
the Bellevue hotel ten minutes or more be-
fore the Ohio troops came along. The
president treated Governor Foraker wi h
the same courtesy As he did the other gov
ernors. And Mrs. Cleveland had no idea
oi resenting any personal or political diff
ferences upon any occasion. am a repub-
iican myself, but | think il is disgusting
shame TO drag any politics into this affair,
and if Mrs. Cleveland did not shake hands
with Governor and Mrs. Beaver and num-
bers of other distinguished persons, 1t was
at Mr.. ThOmpson's direction"
All men and women who know Gen. Asa
S. Bushnell, of this city. will believe. i'm
plicitly. every word that he said in describ-
ing Mrs. Cleveland's refusal to take the
Foraker. The discourtesy was decided and
deliberate and the thing in order is not
denial but an apology to the people Of Ohio.
A special correspondent Of the Pittsburg
Dispatch. writing from Columbus, concern
ing the state meeting of democratic editors.
says:
The editors were not pleased with the re-
ports which they received from Chairman
DUNCAN. and many OF them are willing to
admit today. from the showing which was
made last night. that the efforts made to
carry the state for the democrats might As
well be abandoned. In the exchange Of
views Elmer White gave out the infOrma-
ton that he did not think any sensible man
believed the state could he carried for the
democrats. although he thought they might
make an effort to carry the legislature,
though he thought even this doubtful.
John G. Doren reported from the Dayton
district that the labor movement was going
TO kill them there and he did not think
they would be- able 10 elect their county
ticket and return their represent
atiyes 10 the legislature. a
thing which they have not failed to do for
some years. Mr. Doren insists that all such
movements a. that of the labor party more
seriously affect the party in national con-
trol. and for that reason he concludes that
the democrats will be the great sufferers
from the labor movement this year. The
chairman of the state committee was star
tied by some of the reports which were
made by the democratic editors rs to the
OF affairs in their part of the state.
They claimed that much of the campaign
literature which is being sent out is Of no
use among their constituency. and unless a
change could be made and some new issue
sprung they were gone. In the rural dis
tricts il is found that the farmers and own
ers of land do not take well TO the abuse
which is being heaped upon Foraker. and
claim that he wants to raise the taxes on
land or have the lands revalued for the pur-
poses of taxation.
Somebody must have ''peached. for what
Messrs. White and Doren said is pretty
nearly If not quite true. As to DOren. We
may say that he is ''liable" 70 tell the truth
at almost any time.